Blue Fescue

Sun Star

About Blue Fescue and Sun Star

Blue Fescue

Sun Star

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

1.2 Type

Grass

Bulb or Corm or Tuber

1.3 Origin

World/Pandemic

Southern Africa, South Africa

1.4 Types

Large Blue Fescue , Sea Urchin Blue Fescue, Elijah Blue blue fescue

Ornithogalum Umbellatum Ornithogalum thyrsoides Ornithogalum dubium Ornithogalum arabicum Ornithogalum nutans

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

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411 (About Canna)

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1.5 Habitat

Moist Soils, Rocky areas, Well Drained

Grassland

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

4-9

7-10

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

Not Available

10-7

1.8 Sunset Zone

Not Available

21,22

1.9 Habit

Clump-Forming

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

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15.24 cm

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20.30 cm

Rank: 100 (Overall)▶

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2.1.2 Minimum Width

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25.40 cm

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15.20 cm

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243.84 (About Acerola)

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2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Not Available

Orange, Gold

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Not Available

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Not Available

Green, Blue Green, Yellow green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Light Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Not Available

Several shades of Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Not Available

Light Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Grass like

Linear

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Not Available

Spring, Winter

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Not Available

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Clay, Loam, Sand

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Average

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Not Available

Early Spring, Spring, Winter, Late Winter

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

Not Available

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3.3 Tolerances

Not Available

Drought

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Container, Ground

Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

Seedlings

By dividing rhizomes, tubers, From bulbs

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Requires regular watering

4.4.2 In Summer

Lots of watering

4.4.3 In Spring

Moderate

4.4.4 In Winter

Average Water

4.5 Soil

4.5.1 Soil pH

Acidic, Neutral

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

4.5.2 Soil Type

Clay, Loam, Sand

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Average

Well drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

4.7 Pruning

Cut or pinch the stems, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead leaves, Remove dead or diseased plant parts

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

4.8 Fertilizers

Apply 10-10-10 amount

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Red blotch

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Not Available

Drought

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

Insignificant

Showy

5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Single

5.2 Fruits

5.2.1 Showy Fruit

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5.2.2 Edible Fruit

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5% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !

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3% Bulb Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.3 Fragrance

5.3.1 Fragrant Flower

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3% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !

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5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

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No Grass Plants Garden Plants has it !

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5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

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3% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !

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5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

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5.4 Showy Foliage

Not Available

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5.5 Showy Bark

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5.6 Foliage Texture

Fine

Medium

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Matte

Glossy

5.8 Evergreen

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5.9 Invasive

Sometimes

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5.10 Self-Sowing

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5.11 Attracts

Birds, Butterflies

Not Available

5.12 Allergy

Not Available

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Ground Cover

Beautification, Bog Garden, Borders, Decorating walls

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

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6.1.3 Edible Uses

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6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification, Provides ground cover

Air purification

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Not Available

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Flowers, Seeds

Flowers, Root

6.2.3 Other Uses

Used as Ornamental plant

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6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

Insignificant

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6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

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6.5 Garden Design

Edging, Groundcover, Lawns and Turf, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall

Container, Cutflower, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

FESTUCA

ORNITHOGALUM dubium

7.2 Common Name

Blue Fescue, Field Fescue

Snake Flower, Sun Star, Yellow Chincherinchee

7.2.1 In Hindi

ब्लू हुक्म

Sun Star

7.2.2 In German

blau -Schwingel

Sun Star

7.2.3 In French

bleu fétuque

Sun Star

7.2.4 In Spanish

azul festuca

Sun Star

7.2.5 In Greek

μπλε Φεστούκα

Sun Star

7.2.6 In Portuguese

azul festuca

Sun Star

7.2.7 In Polish

niebieski Kostrzewa

Sun Star

7.2.8 In Latin

blue Fescue

Sun Star

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Platyhelminthes

8.3 Class

Liliopsida

Lilopsida

8.4 Order

Cyperales

Asparagales

8.5 Family

Poaceae

Asparagaceae

8.6 Genus

Festuca

Ornithogalum

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots

Angiosperms, Monocots

8.8 Tribe

Poeae

Ornithogaleae

8.9 Subfamily

Pooideae

Scilloideae

8.10 Number of Species

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Properties of Blue Fescue and Sun Star

Wondering what are the properties of Blue Fescue and Sun Star? We provide you with everything About Blue Fescue and Sun Star. Blue Fescue doesn't have thorns and Sun Star doesn't have thorns. Also Blue Fescue does not have fragrant flowers. Blue Fescue has allergic reactions like Not Available and Sun Star has allergic reactions like Not Available. Compare all the properties and characteristics of these two plants. Find out which of these plant can be used as indoor plant. If you are interested to decorate your house and garden, find out aesthetic uses, compare them and select the plant which will beautify your surrounding. Along with beautification, try comparing medicinal and edible uses of Blue Fescue and Sun Star and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

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Season and Care of Blue Fescue and Sun Star

Season and care of Blue Fescue and Sun Star is important to know. While considering everything about Blue Fescue and Sun Star Care, growing season is an essential factor. Blue Fescue season is Not Available and Sun Star season is Not Available. The type of soil for Blue Fescue is Clay, Loam, Sand and for Sun Star is Clay, Loam, Sand while the PH of soil for Blue Fescue is Acidic, Neutral and for Sun Star is Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline.

Blue Fescue and Sun Star Physical Information

Blue Fescue and Sun Star physical information is very important for comparison. Blue Fescue height is 15.24 cm and width 25.40 cm whereas Sun Star height is 20.30 cm and width 15.20 cm. The color specification of Blue Fescue and Sun Star are as follows:

Blue Fescue flower color: Not Available
Blue Fescue leaf color: Not Available
Sun Star flower color: Orange and Gold
Sun Star leaf color: Green, Blue Green and Yellow green

Care of Blue Fescue and Sun Star

Care of Blue Fescue and Sun Star include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Blue Fescue pruning is done Cut or pinch the stems, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead leaves and Remove dead or diseased plant parts and Sun Star pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves. In summer Blue Fescue needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Sun Star needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.